An officer for a large construction company is feeling nervous. The anxiety is caused by a new
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An officer for a large construction company is feeling nervous. The anxiety is caused by a new excavator just released onto the market. The new excavator makes the one purchased by the company a year ago obsolete. As a result, the market value for the company’s excavator has dropped significantly, from $600,000 a year ago to $50,000 now. In 10 years, it would be worth only $3,000. The new excavator costs only $950,000 and would increase operating revenues by $90,000 annually. The new equipment has a 10-year life and expected salvage value of $175,000. What should the officer do? The tax rate is 35 percent, the CCA rate, 25 percent for both excavators, and the required rate of return for the company is 14 percent.
Salvage ValueSalvage value is the estimated book value of an asset after depreciation is complete, based on what a company expects to receive in exchange for the asset at the end of its useful life. As such, an asset’s estimated salvage value is an important...
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
ISBN: 978-0071051606
8th Canadian Edition
Authors: Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield